| the occurrence of dirofilaria immitis, borrelia burgdorferi, ehrlichia canis and anaplasma phagocytophium in dogs in china. | a survey of the occurrence of dirofilaria immitis, borrelia burgdorferi, ehrlichia canis and anaplasma phagocytophium in dogs was undertaken in the people's republic of china between october 2008 and october 2009. a total of 600 blood samples were taken from dogs in four cities in china: 300 in beijing, 150 in shenzhen, 30 in shanghai and 120 in zhengzhou. all samples were tested for the heartworm antigen and antibodies of canine b. burgdorferi, e. canis and a. phagocytophium by using the canine ... | 2011 | 21729390 |
| tick-borne pathogens and associated co-infections in ticks collected from domestic animals in central china. | ticks can transmit a number of pathogens to humans and domestic animals. tick borne diseases (tbds), which may lead to organ failure and death have been recently reported in china. 98.75% of the total cases (>1000) in henan provinces have been reported in xinyang city. therefore, the aims of this study were to investigate the fauna of ticks and detect the potential pathogens in ticks in xinyang, the region of central china. | 2014 | 24886497 |